A private cinnamon estate in Sri Lanka and tea sessions with masters in Hangzhou feature alongside yacht excursions off Sharm El Sheikh and the French Riviera. Four Seasons’ new Coastlines & Culture Private Jet Experience brings these encounters together with stays ranging from a lakeside hotel in China to an 18th-century English manor.
Four Seasons announced the new journey on 10 November, with a route running from San Francisco to Hampshire via Seoul, Hangzhou, Sri Lanka, Zanzibar, Sharm El Sheikh and Cap-Ferrat. Five hotels will appear in its Private Jet programme for the first time, including the forthcoming Four Seasons Resort Zanzibar.
The 23-day trip takes place in May 2028, with prices starting at US$238,000 per adult, based on double occupancy. The aircraft accommodates 48 travellers, with a dedicated team accompanying the group throughout.
Tea traditions, temples and West Lake
San Francisco is the starting point, with a stay at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco before the flight across the Pacific to Seoul. In the Korean capital, an immersive visit to Jingwansa Temple introduces guests to the country’s spiritual traditions.
Guests join tea masters for a private experience at Meijiawu Tea Plantation and visit the centuries-old Jinshan Temple. Four Seasons also offers a private Chinese calligraphy class, combining traditional brushwork with tea tasting and an introduction to the rituals associated with both practices.
A day trip to Shanghai adds a different perspective, with history expert Patrick Cranley exploring the city’s past and present.
Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake provides a lakeside base, with ponds, courtyards and Chinese gardens, willow trees and a spa. Its restaurant, Jin Sha, has private dining rooms. The property is another of the five hotels making their first appearance in the Private Jet programme.
Cinnamon estates and an Indian Ocean stay
Sri Lanka’s programme explores ancient kingdoms and dramatic natural landscapes, with a private cinnamon estate visit offering a particularly close look at local heritage. Guests follow Ceylon cinnamon from harvest to quill and oil, then have lunch overlooking the hills. The visit gives a familiar ingredient a fuller context, tracing how it is grown and prepared.
Zanzibar follows, with Swahili heritage and longstanding spice traditions shaping the island experience. The stay is planned at the forthcoming Four Seasons Resort Zanzibar, on the beachfront at Pongwe.
Four Seasons and development partner Albwardy Investment’s plans for the 126-acre beachfront property include 60 private villas configured with one, two or three bedrooms, with uninterrupted Indian Ocean views. The planned accommodation gives this stop a different setting from the city hotels earlier in the trip.
The resort’s proposed facilities include an oceanfront pool, a spa offering five treatment rooms for private use, plus an outdoor treatment cabana. Dining plans range from a seafood restaurant drawing inspiration from the local fish market to a Levantine wood-fire grill. A Discovery Centre staffed by conservationists is also planned, covering wildlife protection, environmental preservation and community partnerships.
The Red Sea and Riviera by yacht
Sharm El Sheikh places guests between the Sinai desert and the Red Sea, with a stay at Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh. A private yacht charter explores the coastline from the water, while the journey programme also offers diving around Tiran Island and the Shark and Yolanda reefs in Ras Mohammed National Park.
The marine experiences make this a stop with choices: time aboard a yacht for the coastal scenery, or diving among the coral formations and ecosystems highlighted in the programme. The resort is also joining the Private Jet hotel line-up for the first time.
Cap-Ferrat follows, anchored by Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel. The property stands in six hectares of gardens overlooking the Mediterranean, with accommodation in its Heritage Building and the garden-set Les Terrasses du Cap.
Club Dauphin’s heated seawater infinity pool overlooks the coast, while the hotel also has Michelin-starred Mediterranean dining and a spa with an indoor pool and outdoor cabanas. A privately chartered yacht excursion to Cannes extends the itinerary along the Riviera, adding another day on the water before the English countryside finale.
A country-house finish in Hampshire
Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire occupies a restored 18th-century manor house, with spa treatments and seasonal dining based on local produce and the surrounding countryside. It is the fifth property making its Private Jet programme debut on this route.
The final stop includes exclusive access to Hampton Court Palace, bringing Britain’s royal history into the itinerary. After the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Mediterranean stays, Hampshire offers a country-house setting for the last stretch of the journey.
Onboard, with a team travelling alongside
The aircraft is a custom-configured Airbus A321neo-LR. Four Seasons’ onboard arrangements include 48 flat-bed seats upholstered in Italian leather, two metres of personal space and a lounge. This is a shared journey aboard a privately configured aircraft, rather than an individual charter.
A concierge, executive chef and journey physician travel with the group, alongside guest-experience and journey-management staff. An advance travel manager goes ahead to prepare arrangements at each destination, while the journey team handles luggage between the starting and final stops.
Guests choose among planned activities, with the most popular operating in groups of six to eight, each with a private guide. Separately arranged personal tours cost extra. Flight schedules are designed to avoid overnight travel, although weather or unforeseen circumstances can require it.
Dates, inclusions and booking
The journey is listed for 4–26 May 2028, with Four Seasons announcing a 6 May take-off from San Francisco. Confirm the joining schedule before arranging flights to the starting point. The published solo supplement is US$23,800.
Deluxe rooms in the highest category are reserved, with suite upgrades subject to availability. Meals are included from the opening welcome dinner through breakfast on the final morning, alongside onboard beverages and specified drinks at destination meals. Most meals allow guests to dine independently or with fellow travellers, supported by restaurant recommendations and reservations.
Flights from home to join the journey and home again afterwards are excluded, as are passport and visa fees, personal expenses, additional private touring, private cars and drivers, and spa services beyond resort credits. Guests remain responsible for securing visas and need a passport whose validity extends six months beyond the travel dates and that contains no fewer than eight blank pages.
TCS World Travel sells and operates the journey, while Titan Airways Limited operates the aircraft. For enquiries or reservations, contact the Guest Relations team at contact@fourseasonsjet.com; the operator-participant contract contains the cancellation and refund terms.
